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Injuries, asterisks, and a ring? Warriors welcome Thunder to the club

3 days ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The confetti had barely settled in Oklahoma City when the whispers began. Lucky breaks. Injury-riddled opponents. Asterisk-worthy title. Sound familiar? It should, because this exact conversation has echoed through NBA history with stunning consistency, creating a peculiar tradition where every championship carries the weight of skepticism. The Thunder’s 2025 title brings this phenomenon into sharp focus.
Thunder finally overcome the hole the Warriors put them in back in 2016

4 days ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Seven years ago, I wrote what might have been the most ruthless obituary in sports journalism history. The piece was titled “Path of Destruction: The Warriors are the Thunder’s dream realized,” and I didn’t just bury Oklahoma City ladies and gentlemen. I cremated them, scattered the ashes, and salted the earth for good measure.
Pacers-Thunder first NBA Finals Game 7 since Warriors-Cavs

5 days ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images Here we are, Dub Nation HQ. Seven games to decide everything. Two franchises standing at the crossroads of immortality and heartbreak, with 48 minutes separating them from their deepest dreams or darkest nightmares. The Oklahoma City Thunder roll into Game 7 carrying the height of expectations that feel heavier than Chet Holmgren’s frame but twice as unforgiving.
Warriors News: Caitlin Clark says she ‘idolized’ Steph Curry after first WNBA game at Chase Center

1 week ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Ricko Mendoza

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Caitlin Clark praises Steph Curry, calling him her idol after playing her first game at the Chase Center in a loss to the Valkyries. Draymond Green explains why all the pressure is on the Thunder for Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Rockets agree to a long-term extension with head coach Ime Udoka, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Warriors Mock Draft Roundup: Top options for the 41st pick in the 2025 NBA Draft

1 week ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Ricko Mendoza

Photo by Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Best fits for the Warriors second-round pick according to experts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, and more. Warriors players reflect on the Juneteenth holiday. Buss family sells majority ownership of the Lakers, per ESPN. As the NBA Finals come to a close this week, attention shifts to next season—beginning with the 2025 NBA Draft next Thursday.
Warriors News: Steve Kerr’s son Nicholas promoted to NBA staff after Santa Cruz G-League stint

1 week ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Ricko Mendoza

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images Warriors add Nicholas Kerr, former Santa Cruz Warriors head coach and son of Steve Kerr, to their NBA coaching staff. ESPN outlines a hypothetical trade sending Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to Golden State. The Athletic details the history building up to Thunder guard Jalen Williams’ signature Game 5 performance. The Golden State Warriors are bringing back a familiar face to their coaching staff.
Warriors NBA Draft: Nikola Jokić highlights No. 41 picks in history

1 week ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Brady Klopfer

(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Don’t look now, but the 2025 NBA Draft is right around the corner. Which means that we’ll soon put a pause on Jonathan Kuminga’s restricted free agency, pipe dreams of Giannis Antetokounmpo, and discussions about what players will be available for the veteran’s minimum, and instead focus on the player that the Golden State Warriors will add in the draft. Player, singular. For now, at least.
Dell Curry says his son Steph Curry is ‘not even close’ to retiring from the Warriors

1 week ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Ricko Mendoza

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Dell Curry says his son Steph Curry is “not even close” to thinking about retirement. Former Warrior D’Angelo Russell praises Steph Curry for his “I don’t need the refs” mentality. Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton suffers calf strain during their 120-109 Game 5 loss against the Thunder.
Warriors News: Warriors celebrate 10th anniversary of 2014-15 NBA title

1 week ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Ricko Mendoza

Set Number: X159718 TK1 June 16th marks the 10th anniversary of the Warriors 2014-15 NBA championship. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole shares an oral history of the 2014-15 championship in his latest article. Steven Adams signs a three-year, $39 million extension to avoid free agency and remain with the Rockets. Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the 2014-2015 Golden State Warriors championship victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Festus Ezeli teams with Michelob Ultra for Warriors dynasty bottles

2 weeks ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Hey Dub Nation! We’ve all seen those corny beer commercials where they try to make opening a bottle feel like winning the Finals. But when Michelob ULTRA decides to honor NBA dynasties with actual gold from actual NBA trophies embedded in actual bottles, even my cynical Warriors-writer heart has to pause and say: okay, that’s pretty sick. Here’s the deal that has me genuinely intrigued.